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Dairy research takes giant leap

Carter Jones
Jun 12, 2024
Jun 12, 2024

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U.S. Dairy Forage Research Center artist rendering

A rendering envisions 'Building A' of a new U.S. Dairy Forage Research Center facility. It will be one of 18 buildings that will house robotic milking systems, chambers for measuring greenhouse-gas emissions, an advanced animal-nutrition unit, and state-of-the-art laboratories for agronomy and dairy science, as well as offices and a visitor center.

U.S. Dairy Forage Research Center campus rendering

A rendering envisions a planned U.S. Dairy Forage Research Center facility to be located on a 42-acre site near Prairie du Sac, Wisconsin. It represents a continuum of cooperative research by U.S. Department of Agriculture and University of Wisconsin scientists to tackle the needs of America’s dairy farmers – past, present and future.

Dennis Hancock, director of the U.S. Dairy Forage Research Center, speaks during a groundbreaking presentation for an updated facility, which he says is needed.

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Officials from the USDA and the University of Wisconsin-College of Agricultural and Life Sciences join U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin, D-Wisconsin-Madison, in a groundbreaking ceremony June 10 for a new U.S. Dairy Forage Research Center.

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The 128th Air Refueling Wing Honor Guard presents the colors June 10 as the national anthem is sung at the start of a groundbreaking ceremony for a new U.S. Dairy Forage Research Center near Prairie du Sac, Wisconsin.

University of Wisconsin

Carter Jones

PRAIRIE DU SAC, Wis. – Central Wisconsin will have a new agricultural-research hub after years of planning and petitioning for federal funds. Stakeholders broke ground June 10 for a new U.S. Dairy Forage Research Center near Prairie du Sac.